• Nova Scotia Statutes
• Regulations

Environment Act:

Regulations under the Environment Act:

• Activities Designation Regulations (N.S. Reg. 47/95)
• Air Quality Regulations (N.S. Reg. 55/95)
• Approvals Procedure Regulations (N.S. Reg. 48/95)
• Asbestos Waste Management Regulations (N.S. Reg. 53/95)
• Dangerous Goods Management Regulations (amended to N.S. Reg. 23/2002)
• Emergency Spill Regulations (N.S. Reg. 59/95)
• Environmental Assessment Regulations (amended to N.S. Reg. 44/2003)
• Motive Fuel and Fuel Oil Approval Regulations (amended to N.S. Reg. 62/2000)
• NS Environmental Assessment Board Regulations, Nova Scotia (N.S. Reg. 27/95)
• NS Environment Trust Regulations (N.S. Reg. 50/95)
• On-site Sewage Disposal Systems Regulations (N.S. Reg. 51/97 as amended by O.I.C. 2001-500 October 26, 2001, N.S. Reg. 129/2001)
• Ozone Layer Protection Regulations (N.S. Reg. 54/95)
• PCB Management Regulations (amended to N.S. Reg. 163/97)
• Pesticide Regulations (N.S. Reg. 61/95)
• Petroleum Management Regulations (N.S. Reg. 44/2002)

Protected Areas Water Areas-- Designations and Regulations:

• James River Protected Water Area - Antigonish County (N.S. Reg. 218/88)
• Lake Major Watershed Area (N.S. Reg. 57/86 and 154/92)
• North Tyndal Protected Water Area (N.S. Reg. 200/92)
• Pockwock Lake Watershed Protected Water Area (N.S. Reg. 12/95)
• Port Hawkesbury Watershed (N.S. Reg. 149/82 and 116/85)
• West Hants Protected Water Area (N.S. Reg. 264/86)

• Round Table Regulations (N.S. Reg. 81/95)
• Solid Waste-Resource Management Regulations (amended to N.S. Reg. 24/2002)
• Sulphide Bearing Material Disposal Regulations (N.S. Reg. 57/95)
• Used Oil Regulations (amended to N.S. Reg. 179/96)
• Water and Wastewater Facility Regulations (amended to N.S. Reg. 83/97)
• Well Construction Regulations (N.S. Reg. 58/95)

Other Acts / Regulations:

• Water Resources Protection Act
• Dangerous Goods Transportation Regulations made under Section 16 of the Dangerous Goods Transportation Act

Guidelines:

The Government of Nova Scotia provides the following Guidelines on-line:

• Construction & Demolition Debris Disposal Site Guidelines (pdf format), October, 1997
• Guidelines for the Management of Contaminated Sites in Nova Scotia (pdf format)
• Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Guidelines (pdf format), October, 1997
• Composting Facility Guidelines (pdf format), March, 1998

Other:

Other Nova Scotia Department of the Environment Publications

Nova Scotia Permits Directory:

• Department of Environment and Labour: Environment
• Department of Environment and Labour: Labour
• Department of Natural Resources

03/29/04